Medical Coverage for Faculty and Staff

This page gathers UVM medical plan and cost information that may be helpful as background and context for partipating in the Benefits Cost Share conversation.

Benefits Plans

UVM offers a generous, comprehensive, and flexible benefits
package to its employees. Some benefits vary depending on employment
and/or bargaining unit status. Choose the appropriate category below to
see the benefits available under each category.

For more information on past medical rates, including archived rate charts, see the HRS website.

Eligibility for Benefits

Unless noted in specific plan documents, the following
description of eligibility for employees and their dependents applies to
all UVM benefits.

The following six groups of employees are eligible for UVM benefits:

Benefit Groups
Defined

Months of Year Worked

Full-Time Equivalency
(FTE)

Full-Time

Group A

12 months

100%

Group B

9, 10, 11 months (academic year)

100%

Group C

12 months

75 - 99%

Part-Time

Group D

9, 10, 11 months (academic year)

75 - 99%

Group E

12 months

50 - 74%

Group F

9, 10, 11 months (academic year)

50 - 74%

For benefit eligibility, there is a difference between
full-time and part-time employees.

For benefit eligibility purposes, a full-time staff member is
employed in a regular capacity of at least 75% of a 12-month work year
of 37-1/2 or 40 hours per week (Groups A and C) or in a regular
capacity of 100% of an academic year of 9, 10, or 11 months for 37-1/2
or 40 hours per week (Group B).

A part-time staff member is employed in a regular capacity of
50 - 74% of a 12-month work year of 37-1/2 or 40 hours per week (Group
E) or 50 - 99% of an academic year of 9, 10, or 11 months for 37-1/2 or
40 hours per week (Groups D and F).

Note: An employee is considered to be employed in a regular
capacity if (1) the position is continuing, not temporary, (2) it
appears on UVM's position inventory or is an approved hourly position
included in the department's wage budget, and (3) a completed and
approved position description exists. An employee is considered to be
temporary when he or she is paid by electronic payroll systems for
temporary employees, whether full-time or part-time, or by time sheets
that are designated as temporary.

The terms and conditions of employment for postdoctoral
fellows and trainees and for postdoctoral associates are not covered here.